British singer Adele had the best selling album and single in the US with her album '21', according to figures released by Nielsen SoundScan. Adele sold 5.8m copies of her second album that went on sale in March 2011 - selling 352,000 copies on the first week. The single 'Rolling In The Deep' topped the biggest selling singles chart for the year, also selling 5.8m copies in the US.
The Spice Girls and Elton John were the last British acts to top both album and singles best sellers list in 1997. Album sales in the US were up 1% in 2011, reaching a total of 330m by the end of the year - the first increase since 2004 and bucking the trend we have seen in the UK, where album sales fell 6%.
US Best Selling Albums 2011:
1.Adele - 21 - 5.8m
2.Michael Buble - Christmas - 2.4m
3.Lady Gaga - Born This Way - 2.1m
4.Lil Wayne - The Carter IV - 1.9m
5.Jason Aldean - My Kinda Party - 1.6m
US Best Selling Singles 2011:
1.Adele - Rolling In The Deep - 5.8m
2.LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem - 5.5m
3.Katy Perry - E.T. - 4.8m
4.Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger - 4.1m
5.Pitbull - Give You Everything - 3.9m
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